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Carlos Laate
Zuni Pueblo
Carlos Laate
Carlos Laate is a potter from Zuni Pueblo. Jennie Laate was his aunt and Daisy Hooee his step-grandmother. He learned the basics of making Zuni pottery from them but has branched out since and is making his own path using traditional Zuni methods and designs.
Carlos has been making pottery since 1989 and his design elements cover all the traditional Zuni motifs: rainbirds, deer-in-his-house, heart lines, rosettes, lines, curves and ancient Zuni geometrics.
There is an interview with Carlos where he demonstrates how he makes his pottery and talks about what the shapes and designs mean to him. The video was live-streamed in August, 2020.
Orangeware water jar with traditional designs
2.75 in H by 3.5 in Dia
Polychrome water jar with traditional designs
3 in H by 3.5 in Dia
Black on orange jar with deer, heart-line, rainbow, cloud and geometric designs
2.75 in H by 3.75 in Dia
Polychrome water jar with traditional designs
Polychrome jar with medallion, deer heart line and geometric design
11 in H by 11 in Dia
Polychrome jar with bird element, rain, kiva step and geometric design
3.25 in H by 4 in Dia
Polychrome jar with deer heart line, bird, medallion and geometric design
10 in H by 11 in Dia
Polychrome jar decorated with deer, heart line, cloud, rainbow and geometric designs
5.25 in H by 5.5 in Dia
White ware polychrome jar with deer-in-house, heartline, rosette and geometric design
9.75 in H by 10.75 in Dia
Polychrome jar with four-panel deer-in-house, heartline, rosette and geometric design
3.5 in H by 3.75 in Dia
Polychrome water jar with Zuni fertility design
4.25 in H by 3.75 in Dia
Polychrome jar decorated with deer in house, heartline and geometric design
7.75 in H by 7.75 in Dia
Polychrome jar with a traditional Zuni geometric design
7.5 in H by 7.5 in Dia
Polychrome white ware jar decorated with a deer-in-his-house motif and geometric design
5.25 in H by 5.75 in Dia
Polychrome jar decorated with a rain, kiva step, bird element and geometric design
3 in H by 3.75 in Dia
Polychrome orange ware jar decorated with deer-in-his-house and geometric design
5.5 in H by 5.75 in Dia